Is it hard to raise kids amid Marin's wealth?

PERHAPS YOU followed the case of the Texas 16-year-old who avoided jail despite killing four people and severely injuring two after driving drunk. Raised by wealthy parents, the boy was said to be suffering from "affluenza." Marin has its share of wealthy families and a sense of entitlement, leading Kenfield's Madeline Levine to write "The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids."

How have you kept your kids grounded amid such wealth and materialism? How has wealth, your own or others, affected your children?

Send in your essay of no more than 200 words to lifestyles@marinij.com by March 14. Please put "Parental Advice" in the subject line, and don't forget your name and Marin town. We'll run them in the March 25 Plus section and online.